Bringing telepsychiatry to rural primary care: a 12-month observational evaluation in severe mental illness

The authors aimed to evaluate the clinical, functional, and risk changes over 12 months in a telepsychiatry model integrated into rural primary care for adults with severe mental illness. Their findings indicated significant improvements in disability, clinical severity, and general psychopathology, although they noted the lack of a control group limits the conclusions about the model's effectiveness. Further research with controlled studies is needed to confirm these temporal associations.